To get my thoughts out there and have them peer reviewed by the internet.
To build community and make redmonk intellectual property more findable.
To drive sales.
As a primary marketing and PR channel.

2. Do you think blogging will be just as important in a years time, 5 years or 10 years?

Yes and no. blogging is a horrible word in many ways, but the drive to make us all publishers will continue. I will tell you when my dad starts blogging.

Nancy – companies like RedMonk are not out to replace Gartner or Forrester. They have created a niche for themselves that Gartner are not in a position to fill. In my opinion over the next few years we will see a high number of niche analyst houses filling in the gaps where the larger firms cannot compete. RedMonk do an admirable job focussing on the open source market, just as Quocirca and Freeform Dynamics do a similar job focussing on primary research through the patronage model.